First Look: Lava at The Bush Theatre

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First look production images have been released for the world premiere of Lava by Congolese-British writer Benedict Lombe which is at the Bush Theatre from 9 July (press night 14 July).  It will also be available for viewing online from 16 – 21 August. 

Lava started life in 2020 as part of the Bush Theatre’s Protest Series, a digital artistic response to the murder of George Floyd. It has now been re-imagined as a full-length play for the stage, which ‘Could become our era’s equivalent of Athol Fugard’s Sizwe Bansi Is Dead’ – Independent.

When a woman receives an unexpected letter from the British Passport Office, she is forced to confront an old mystery: why does her South African passport not carry her first name? Armed with the wisdom of favourite 90s TV shows, she sets out on a journey that will take her back to the turmoil of Mobutu’s Congo, growing up in post-Apartheid South Africa, moving to Ireland, and finding love in a hostile England. Tickets are on sale here

Lava at Bush Theatre Credit Helen Murray

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1. Ronke Adekoluejo in Lavaat the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray

Ronke Adekoluejo in Lavaat the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray

2. Ronke Adekoluejo in Lava at the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray

Ronke Adekoluejo in Lava at the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray

3. Ronke Adekoluejo in Lava at the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray

Ronke Adekoluejo in Lava at the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray

4. Ronke Adekoluejo in Lava at the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray

Ronke Adekoluejo in Lava at the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray